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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Our school wide Inquiry focus at present is Environmental Sustainability. It was another way to show the students how we could be sustainable with our food.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Unfortunately due to weather conditions and circumstances our plants were not successful in reaching their full potential (to fully grow or to be eaten) but this has just sparked more interest in their ideas about how weather plays such an important part

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were excited about the possibility of eating vegetables and edible flowers. They were exposed to vegetables they had not heard of before.

“This was a well put together resource that all students, at all levels were able to enjoy, experience and learn from.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I did art work and writing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? growing a school garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I didn't take the healthy eating/nutrition way. I used it more as of a tool of learning the difference between fruit vegetables and about plants.

“It would be good to have a more structured unit to teach from as I found it very broad.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Taking turns, following instructions, looking at growth over time.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting, measuring, what plants need to grow. Science, maths, recount writing, descriptive writing.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning the difference between herbs and food. Trying new vegetables.

“This set has been enjoyed by all.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This kit tied in nicely with our inquiry topic of life processes. Learning how things grow and survive and how we can help them to thrive. It was also great for maths and we compared the growth of the plants, measured them and graphed the results. There w

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We went on to look at how worms help the soil that the plants need to grow and look at our school worm farm.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kids learnt a lot about vegetables and fruits. Most of them didn't know anything about herbs so it was great to have those included as well. We had a tasting afternoon and they discovered that if they were brave and just tried it most of them actually

“This was an awesome kit. My y1/2 class were so excited to see what was in the box. The resources were high quality and everything you needed was provided. The kids were so pleased to be able to take their own plant home at the end and lots have kept me updated with how they are growing. Lots of them collected more seedling kits from our local New World when their parents were shopping.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We write stories, did used measurements and did experiments with other plants. Not to mention the artwork.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Learners can continue to discover more about plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learners are eating healthier lunches and snack. They love letting me know when they eat one of the original members.

“At first I was shocked to hear how many of the children in my class couldn’t distinguish between fruits and vegetables. Not only did they learn about vegetables they had never heard of they got to taste them too. The creative writing pieces I received about the original members was so entertaining. When I ask students to get the morning tea out now, I am so happy to see all the healthy choices!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Our inquiry was the Ecosystem so this linked perfectly. We made ecosystems in a bottle to and were able to use the little gardens there too. Thank you!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are now making dioramas of gardens and the different living and non living things that are needed for that ecosystem to work. Our goal is to label it, and makes sure we have a message.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have planted them out in the gardens and are waiting to reap the rewards!

“Loved all the hands on activities and how the plants started growing at different times depending on what they were. Linked beautifully to our inquiry too.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used it as a health topic and a science topic with germination and growth cycle of a plant but beyond that it really didn’t lend itself to any other topic.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We talked about how the children could plant their own vegetable garden at home and they took their plant home with them before the holidays. We have a vegetable garden at school so now the children have a better understanding of what is happening as the

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It opened up the discussion of what vegetables children had tried and ones they hadn’t. We talked about how important it was to try new things and then decide whether we liked it or not.

“I teach New Entrants (5 year olds) and they loved planting their seeds. It was a great learning topic for us as well. We learnt about what it took to make the plants grow and then we learnt about the stages a plant goes through when it is growing. The children loved watering the plants and then watching and looking for when the first signs of the plants coming through the soil. The only thing that created a challenge was the little signs that said what the name of the plant was became very soggy and ripped due to watering etc. I wonder if these could be made more durable.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Lots of cross-curricular learning - art (drawing of vegetables, painting vege planting pot), maths (measuring), literacy (reading about gardens/vegetables) (writing - descriptive writing)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continuation of vege growing at school and increasing awareness of the importance of eating vegetables. Links in really with with the Zespri Virtual Challenge promoting healthy living.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children had a good knowledge of vegetables as we have a school garden, however what this kit encouraged and improved was their willingness to try new vegetables they hadn't tried before.

“We absolutely loved this kit! The children were so engaged throughout and whoever thought of the secret messages, what a hit!! We are now getting to enjoy the first of our vegetables (radishes) and learning the different lengths of time it takes vegetables to grow.”

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